Cultural adaptation of the lower-risk gambling guidelines: Reflections from the Finnish experience
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Subject = R Medicine / orvostudomány: RC Internal medicine / belgyógyászat: RC554 Personality disorders. Behavior problems / személyiségzavarok, viselkedési problémák
Cím:
Cultural adaptation of the lower-risk gambling guidelines: Reflections from the Finnish experience
Létrehozó:
Castren, Sari
Palomaki, Jussi
Egerer, Michael
Gronroos, Tanja
Hodgins, David C.
Young, Matthew M.
Dátum:
2026
Téma:
RC554 Personality disorders. Behavior problems / személyiségzavarok, viselkedési problémák
Tartalmi leírás:
The Lower-Risk Gambling Guidelines (LRGG) represent a milestone in translating empirical evidence on gambling-related harm into public health guidance. As they are implemented internationally, contextual adaptation is essential to ensure relevance and effectiveness. This commentary discusses Finland's adaptation, which adjusted the expenditure threshold from 1% of household gross income to 2% of personal net income. Drawing on Finnish research, we argue this modification will enhance acceptability and adoption among people who gamble while adhering to the strong evidence base underlying the original Canadian LRGGs. The Finnish experience highlights how the LRGGs can be adapted without undermining their scientific foundation.
Nyelv:
angol
Típus:
Article
PeerReviewed
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Formátum:
text
Azonosító:
Castren, Sari and Palomaki, Jussi and Egerer, Michael and Gronroos, Tanja and Hodgins, David C. and Young, Matthew M. (2026) Cultural adaptation of the lower-risk gambling guidelines: Reflections from the Finnish experience. JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL ADDICTIONS, 15 (1). pp. 1-4. ISSN 2062-5871
Kapcsolat:
MTMT:37082534 doi: 10.1556/2006.2025.00506
Létrehozó:
cc_by_nc